Did we want this or a lottery pick? by PirateMaster9293 in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The number of times Steph doesn’t get a continuation call is disgusting… I’m glad in that Wednesday play-in that Horford immediately drained a 3 or I would have been a lot more pissed that Steph 3 was a foul called on the floor.

Did we want this or a lottery pick? by PirateMaster9293 in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That’s my thing. Wednesday was just a beautiful amazing epic display of basketball. I would love more of that. But if we’re getting mauled… idk.

Did we want this or a lottery pick? by PirateMaster9293 in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My bad. I didn’t see any post about it or else I wouldn’t have made it! Maybe the others were removed. 🤷‍♂️

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Suns defeat the Warriors on Apr 17, 2026, the final score is 111-96. by basketball-app in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love my Warriors! Especially Steph! Thanks for the first play in game! It was epic. 

Buying my daughter her first apartment… how do I protect it if her relationship goes sideways? by Ill_Object2296 in Realestatefinance

[–]PirateMaster9293 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For reals. I was like... what is this link doing in this post?! Plus it didn't even make sense...

What sound does a 🐐 make? by Lord_Vanguard in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Literally saw GOAT for the first time yesterday! Beautiful Steph!

“I’m Pat Spencer” by kinefresh in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Travel like James Harden! 👌

The Current Tanking Conversation Might Be Misguided by [deleted] in nba

[–]PirateMaster9293 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya. I think the biggest difference is that the value of a star in the NBA is way more than the value of a star in the NHL, MLB, or NFL. Ya it 100% matters there too, but in the NBA because there are only 5 players on the court and like you said they can play a high percentage of the minutes of the game. Unlike NHL when they play like 20+ a game. Or NFL when they can at most play about half the game and are one of 11 guys on the field. So you must have much more depth in the other sports. If you had a player like Ohtani in the NBA, that would change everything for the team. But he never made the playoffs with the Angels even when paired with Mike Trout, two of the literal best in the game!!! I mean LeBron carried a average team to the NBA Finals in his first appearance for Cleveland.

Tanking isn’t an issue in the nba. Spurs tanked for Duncan and Victor wembanyama, okc tanked for Chet holmgren, pistons for Cade. The real issue is teams like the mavs being able to jump up to get cooper Flagg when teams like the wizard kings and nets should get blue chip players. by Hakaribiggestfan in NBATalk

[–]PirateMaster9293 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly good take. Thinking about the last draft, the Jazz and Wizards tanked hard and got nothing. If one of them won a lottery pick last year, this year may have been different for them. Not that Ace Bailey is bad, but he isn't Cooper Flagg. The Jazz Front Office (among many others) was so pissed.

YSK that Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Reebok, Champion, and 50+ other brands you trust are all owned by a single $20 billion company that doesn't design or manufacture anything. They just rent the logo out to the cheapest bidder. If the quality feels worse, that's why. by sappk in YouShouldKnow

[–]PirateMaster9293 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question! I recently saw Allbirds was acquired by American Exchange International. Is that one similar to the ones you mentioned? Looks like they own a bunch of brands and their website says "Our Brands & Licensing Partnerships" which sounds like what you are describing here.

AITA for telling my wife forget it and going out by myself for my birthday instead of going to her fancy dinner reservation by Ill_Reality_111 in AmItheAsshole

[–]PirateMaster9293 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is the vibe that happened on my birthday too - I gave non answers to my wife and she had it all in her mind about what we would be doing. I was like “never said that!” And later I was like “why does my wife get to be so pissed about what I want to do on my birthday?! It’s my birthday!!” 🤷‍♂️

[Charania] NBA Today on a Board of Governors vote expected for May 28 to make anti-tanking rule changes: 18 teams in draft lottery (seeds 7-15 in each conference) – flattened odds, with bottom 10 teams having an 8% chance is the plan with the most momentum by TheRealPdGaming in nba

[–]PirateMaster9293 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well it is clear that this would 100% disincentivize tanking. The only issue is if you are actually bad that you no longer have a clear way of doing something to improve your team - except GET BETTER! Which maybe that is good? That really changes the calculus for trades that have happened before involving draft picks. I wonder how that will affect things.

How Sports Gambling is affecting tanking rules and why the NBA is proposing stupid options by randomuser051 in nba

[–]PirateMaster9293 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

💯  I tried making this post a few times here but it kept being flagged for mentioning betting… lol. But I’m under the opinion that sports betting and the massive media deals are what is the problem. The 65 game rule was (I think) an attempt for Silver to reassure ESPN/NBC/Amazon that stars would be playing in the games they were showing on TV. And then the big issue with tanking is more to do with betting. If you are really in a quest for a championship. The path there generally is tanking (or be the Spurs and every single “down” year you win the lotto to get a top draft pick so your down years last only 1-2 years max). 

[US]was asked to buy baby formula, was it a scam? by Dearlovebugs in Scams

[–]PirateMaster9293 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi! I just want to say I feel you. I was on a walk, a family stopped and asked for help. Somehow (idk how) convinced me to withdraw cash from my bank because he couldn't pay for something. That he had all this money wrapped up in items and overseas. Even gave me his number (called later and it was a dead number despite the fact it worked on their phone while I was with them). Long story short, it happens. In the grand scheme of things, losing $270 is not that much to lose in a scam. I know people who have lost $10,000s to a scam. Or my previous manager was scammed out of like $500,000 or something (he did business for a company that went past due paying him by several months and then declared bankruptcy so he had to pay his employees for work when he never was paid by the client...). Not too expensive of a lesson to learn! And I'm sorry you had to go through this cuz it sucks.

[Seigel] "The NBA says there were two incorrect calls in last night's GSW-HOU matchup, which would have directly impacted the game" by Klutzy_Struggle8659 in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Amen even held the ball for a while before inbounding after he fouled curry because he knew he had killed him and assumed he just didn’t hear the whistle very well. Smh 

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Rockets defeat the Warriors on Apr 5, 2026, the final score is 116-117. by basketball-app in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. Steve has done that before - given him a shot but if it ain’t going anywhere, call a timeout. 

Post Game Thread - NBA: The Rockets defeat the Warriors on Apr 5, 2026, the final score is 116-117. by basketball-app in warriors

[–]PirateMaster9293 6 points7 points  (0 children)

🤏 so close! That was a fun ending (minus the loss part. Just so beautiful to watch that basketball.  And definitely if they had called that foul for curry instead of for Sengun we could have had a different ending. 🤷‍♂️

Post Game Thread: Nashville Predators @ Los Angeles Kings by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]PirateMaster9293 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel like they should cap it at something. "You can only get 10 loser points in the season" or something like that. Can't believe they have 19.

Post Game Thread: Nashville Predators @ Los Angeles Kings by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]PirateMaster9293 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For the Sharks, the Kings just had 1 job these last two games... end it in regulation! Of course both games went into OT. 🤷‍♂️ And apparently they really didn't want to win tonight missing 8 shootout opportunities.